DIY Video Editor Blog

Return of the Rotoscope Let's talk about rotoscope... anyone? OK, rotoscope is a technology that nearly all good video editors at the top of the consumer level editing food chain will have in some form or another. Some will have it as a separate module within the main interface of the software and some will have it as part of a filters package. So what is it? Rotoscope is a … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Gear Obsession, Rotoscoping and Success on Vimeo

Prepare for the 4K Marketing Hoopla! So this will the first of what I predict to be many blurbs on the subject of 4K video. The reason I say this is that we have reached a point of critical mass regarding 4K video and as a consumer I think you can probably benefit from a little insulation from the marketing tsunami that is about to hit. You see the first sign that a previously … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – 4K Video Camera Drops Below $800 So Let the Games Begin!

 Prepare for Hyperlapse Mr. Sulu!So you may or may not remember that last week I referred to an article published by Magix on how to achieve a reasonably good timelapse video.If you missed it or need reminding just click somewhere around here to find the blog posts page and go to last week's post.This week Magix have delivered on their promise of upping the … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Timelapse, Hyperlapse, Windows 10 and Some Editing Magic

YouTube Ranking Tips I have often repeated on the blog here that the idea of just slapping a video up on to YouTube and then sitting back waiting for those "views" to roll in is very much a thing of the past. In fact I suspect it was never "a thing" in the first place! With millions of videos for YouTube to choose from for any given topic or search term it is vital that you … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – YouTube Ranking Tips and Special Effects

Storyboarding For Home Videos There are a few basic points in the video making process that clearly delineate the pro from the amateur. Obviously a number of these points come down to superior technical expertise available, superior equipment or a superior budget. In fact for the most part the amateur video maker pretty well has NO budget! However there are points on which you … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Storyboarding, Title Sequences and Interviews